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Texas City Man Found Guilty of Tampering With a Corpse, Gets Probation
Despite the jury recommending Christopher Lee Maldonado face five years in jail, the judge reduced his sentence to probation.
Former Houston Mayor and US Rep. Sylvester Turner Has Died
The Texas Democrat has been an elected official for over 30 years.
Trump Renames Texas Wildlife Refuge in Honor of Murdered 12-Year-Old Jocelyn Nungaray
Under the directive, the Department of the Interior has 30 days to update all federal references to reflect the new name.
Multiple Texas A&M Courses Centered on Gender Ideology
The board of regents’ recent resolution recognized Trump’s executive order banning the use of taxpayer dollars to promote gender ideology.
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Calling Out False Prophets
False prophets tend to be popular; they tell us what we want to hear. Those who would expose false prophets will find themselves objects of derision, and as such they must have the faith to persevere through withering criticism. We see it play out in the Old Testament...
Controversy Grows Over Midland School Bond
With voting underway on a $569 million school bond for the Midland Independent School District, tension between those on both sides of the proposal has grown. The property-tax-supported debt would be spent constructing two new high schools, repurposing the former Lee...
Texas GOP Chair in Hot Seat over Special Session Calls
At an event promoting his re-election campaign, the chairman of the Texas Republican Party gave a muddled response to conservative grassroots leaders who are calling for a special legislative session. On Wednesday afternoon, leaders of various grassroots organizations...
Reviewing Amarillo’s 2020 Tax Bill
Taxes will increase overall for some Amarillo-area residents, thanks to tax rate increases adopted by most of the local taxing entities. As a recap of the tax rates approved by taxing entities in the area, the City of Amarillo, Amarillo College, the Panhandle...
Amarillo City Council Gives Special Perks to Hand-Picked Corporation
The Amarillo City Council and the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation have agreed to give SSI Foods LLC and Bovina Burger some expensive special perks—all paid for by Amarillo taxpayers. The council’s deal includes giving the company an Amarillo EDC grant of up...
Pro-Bond School Vendors Profited Off School Taxpayer Debt
School vendors that profited from taxpayer debt for a North Texas school district in 2014 have resurfaced for this year’s $315 million bond election. As previously reported by Texas Scorecard, a number of school vendors joined a construction company in financing “Vote...
State Taking Action on Austin Homelessness
“Safety will improve soon,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced to Austinites Tuesday. “Today is a day of action.” Public notices went up across Austin yesterday that beginning next week, the Texas Department of Transportation will begin cleaning up homeless encampments...
Businessman Joins 13th Congressional District Race
Another candidate has jumped into the race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon). On Wednesday, Chris Ekstrom officially filed and declared his candidacy for the District 13 U.S. House seat. Ekstrom is a Dallas businessman best known for his work...
Amarillo Convention Board Endorses $300M Civic Center Renovation
A municipal board has come out in support of a proposed $279 million bond election for May 2020 to renovate the Amarillo Civic Center. Last week, the Amarillo Convention and Visitors Council Board voted to endorse a proposed renovation of the Amarillo Civic Center....